A few years ago i thought, "wouldn't it be interesting to use Mark Twain's actual words that could be enhanced with music? The first verse is a preface, the rest? It's all Mark Twain.
About Mark Twain
When I cross the Mississippi,
I always think about Mark Twain
His wisdom is like that river:
It flows again and again
back and forth and back through time,
warming the heart inside my brain …
…
A lie can travel half way
around the world while the truth
is putting on its shoes.
One of the striking differences
Between a cat and a lie is
that a cat has only nine lives.
Noise proves nothing:
Often a hen who merely
Laid an egg cackles as if
She has laid an asteroid.
Action speaks louder than words
but not nearly as often
Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening
Love like you've never been hurt
Live like it's heaven on Earth.
If you tell the truth, you don't
have to remember anything
Always do right; this will gratify
some people and astonish the rest
Go to Heaven for the climate,
Hell for the company.
Courage is not the lack of fear.
It is acting in spite of it.
It's not size of the dog in the fight,
it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The more I know about people
The better I like my dog.
Dance like no one is watching
Sing like no one is listening
Love like you've never been hurt
Live like it's heaven on Earth
Sacred cows make the best hamburger
In religion and politics
people's beliefs and convictions
are in almost every case
gotten at second-hand
and without examination
Kindness is the language which the
deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Loyalty to petrified opinion
never broke a chain or freed a human soul.
Cauliflower is nothing but
cabbage with a college education.
Dance like no one is watching
Sing like no one is listening
Love like you've never been hurt
Live like it's heaven on Earth
Live like you’ve never been hurt
Love like it’s heaven on Earth
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